The latest buzz in the tinsel town is the big news of STR signing his next film with ace director Mani Ratnam. STR's last flick AAA just bombarded at the Box Office and he have had a forgettable last 5 years in the industry. So his fans are in cloud nine after hearing about this project.

This film is reportedly to be shot in Tamil and Telugu as a bilingual film. Mani Ratnam has also roped in Jyothika, Aishwarya Rajesh, Fahadh Fasil, Aravind Swami in important roles and Aravind Swami with a cameo appearance. A.R.Rahman will be the music director. Though official confirmation is still awaited, trade analysts are hoping that this could be Mani Ratnam's ambitious project, PONNIYIN SELVAN.